U.S. And EU Agree To Remove Trade Barriers
The U.S. and the EU say they've reached a deal that eases trade tensions. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with EU Ambassador David O'Sullivan about what was agreed.
Economy
News Brief: Trump And EU Ease Trade Tensions, Family Separation Update
President Trump and the EU Commission's Jean-Claude Juncker said they would work to remove trade barriers between the U.S. and Europe. Also, Emma Platoff of the Texas Tribune on separated families.
The Diamond-Water Paradox
The Diamond-Water Paradox poses the question: If we need water to survive and we don't need diamonds, why are diamonds expensive and water cheap?
Trump And EU Agree To Work Toward Zero Tariffs
President Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker say they will not impose further tariffs on each other as long as trade talks continue.
Pig Farmer Weighs In On Market Uncertainty And Impact Of Tariffs
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Gregg Hora, a pig farmer and president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, who has seen the price of pigs plummet with market uncertainty over tariffs and the meat surplus.
Study: North Carolina Has Lost Nearly $600 Million To Rising Coastal Waters
A new study suggests the value of beach properties on the East Coast has dropped by billions of dollars in the last decade, and it's likely to continue.
Sergio Marchionne, Who Guided Fiat Chrysler's Dramatic Turnaround, Dies
He was a visionary at a time when the auto industry was sorely in need of one, bringing Fiat, which had been hemorrhaging billions of dollars annually, to profitability in just one year.
Trump Attempts To Blunt Tarrif Impact On U.S. Farmers
The Agriculture Department says it'll spend up to $12 billion as a short-term fix for the effects that foreign tariffs are having on American farmers. Many farmers prefer a more lasting solution.
Trump Administration Plans $12 Billion In Farm Aid To Offset Tariffs
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the short-term assistance shows the president has the farmers' backs. GOP critics call it a bailout.
Trump Vs. The Fed, Or Trump Vs... Trump?
President Trump broke with tradition by lamenting that rising rates are keeping the dollar strong and the trade deficit wide. But rising rates and a stronger dollar are the results of his own agenda.